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Thyroid Cancer Spread Imaging (Limited Area)

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 78015

This nuclear medicine scan uses a small amount of radioactive material to check a specific part of the body for spread of thyroid cancer. It focuses on a limited area rather than scanning the entire body.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Thyroid Cancer Spread Imaging (Limited Area) cost?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $204 to $501.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $209 to $2,291Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $148 to $776
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,047professional $219

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$524.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 39th of 51

$224

AK $851KY $174

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.